John William Brown

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John W. Brown
Akron Beacon Journal, November 2, 1957
58th Governor of Ohio
In office January 3, 1957 – January 14, 1957
Lieutenant	Vacant
Preceded by	Frank J. Lausche
Succeeded by	C. William O'Neill
51st & 54th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
In office January 14, 1963 – January 13, 1975
Governor	Jim Rhodes John J. Gilligan
Preceded by	John W. Donahey
Succeeded by	Dick Celeste
In office January 12, 1953 – January 3, 1957
Governor	Frank J. Lausche
Preceded by	George D. Nye
Succeeded by	Paul M. Herbert
Mayor of Medina
In office 1950–1953
Member of the Ohio Senate
In office 1961–1963
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 69th district
In office 1959–1961
Personal details
Born	December 28, 1913 Athens, Ohio
Died	October 29, 1993 (aged 79) Medina, Ohio
Political party	Republican

John William Brown (December 28, 1913 – October 29, 1993)^[1] was an American Republican politician from Ohio. He briefly served as the 58th governor of Ohio from January 3, 1957 to January 14, 1957 and served as the 51st and 54th lieutenant governor of Ohio.

Brown also served as mayor of Medina, in the Ohio House, and in the Ohio Senate.